5G towers and policies

​​​​​Request 731903925

1

Is there any guidance / peer review research / policy in jersey or elsewhere which was considered when deciding how far away a 5G mast should be placed from residential property?

2 

Were any measurements taken from the 5g mast site at Le Creux recycling to the nearest residential property, and if so, what are they?

3 

Was any consideration given to placing it at the other end of the carpark further away from residential property where another mast is located? If so, and it was decided not to, why is that the case?

4 

Are the other 2 towers redundant or are they still live?

5 

Are the other 2 towers being removed?

6 

Have any measures been taken of the 5g towers impact (both alone and collectively with other towers) of radiation or other impacts and if so what are they? If not why not?

7 

What are considered safe levels?

8 

Are there other 5g masts in Jersey as close to residential property as the one located at le Creux?

Response

1

The Scheduled Public Authority (SPA) do not hold information relating to guidance, peer view research or Policy relating to the distance a 5G mast should be placed from a residential property, therefore Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.

2

No measurements were taken from the 5g mast site at Le Creux recycling to the nearest residential property.

Further information can be found on the application on www.gov.je​ using the link below:

Planning Application Documents​

3 and 4

The information requested is not held by the Government of Jersey, therefore, Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies, however, it may be held by Jersey Telecom.

It should be noted that Jersey Telecom are not Scheduled Public Authorities under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011, therefore, they are not required to respond.

5, and 6

The information requested can be found within the decision notice on www.gov.je​ using the link below, therefore Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

Planning Application Documents​

7

Environmental Health requires installations of phone masts to be compliant with the recommendations of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and certificated as such. Providing installations are meeting the requirements of the guidelines ICNIRP states “5G exposures will not cause any harm providing that they adhere to the ICNIRP (2020) guidelines.” - ICNIRP​. On application for the installation for such equipment Environmental Health will state the following as a condition for any application

8

The information requested can be found within the decision notice on www.gov.je using the search function included in the link below, therefore Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

Planning application search​

Articles applied

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a) it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b) it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.

Article 23 - Information accessible to applicant by other means

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information